WORKING FOR OPTIONS

Developing and engaging our people is a strategic priority for our business. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team and contribute to Options’ future growth and success.
We want to hear from candidates that are motivated, self-driven and have a passion to learn and develop their skills in the world of financial technology.

THE ROLE

Options Technology is seeking an experienced Unix Engineer for our Belfast office. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, monitoring and troubleshooting our UNIX/Linux systems, providing technical support to customers and managing configuration management solutions. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about technology, enjoys travelling and wants to be part of a winning team.

We’re looking for someone who has technical proficiency in:

• 1-2 years of experience with Unix/Linux system administration.
• Professional qualifications or equivalent proven experience in a technical support role.
• Detailed working knowledge of Unix (Solaris 10/11), Linux (RHEL5/6, Ubuntu, etc.).
• Working knowledge of DHCP, DNS, SMTP, NTP, SSH, NFS and various filesystems.
• Solid fundamentals in Linux operating systems and prior experience managing production systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills with client facing experience.
• Basic LAN/WAN and TCP/IP troubleshooting skills.
• Basic script writing experience (any of Bash, Perl, Python, etc.).
• Basic storage/SAN administration experience.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES WOULD INCLUDE:

• Monitor, maintain and troubleshoot Unix/Linux systems.
• Configure and maintain Puppet configuration management solutions.
• Deploy and maintain automated installation solutions such as Kickstart/Jumpstart and PXE
• Interface with customers to provide technical support.
• Diagnose and resolve performance and networking issues.
• Develop and maintain system documentation.
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate system administration tasks.
• Research, evaluate and recommend emerging technologies.
• Travel to various offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.